Senior Strategist
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Work type
- Full Time · On-site
- Posted
- 2026-08-20
Job description
Responsibilities:
Briefing and collaborating with teams throughout entire projects (no hand-offs)
Presenting the majority of daily strategy work to clients and building key relationships.
Co-author of highly actionable strategic artifacts with Director (Exp maps, Brand Maps)
Know the client’s key business issues at all times and proactive spotting of opportunities
Developing inventive and right primary research methodologies with Intelligence
Co-Leading primary research with intelligence- IDIs, focus groups, intercepts, survey design
Collaborating with teams to bring strategy to life (Design, Barkley Films)
Partnering with creatives & media in idea development and execution
Mastering the art and science of the strategic setup to idea presentations
Moderating workshops on projects
Touching multiple projects at once
New business daily voice on pitches
Development of 1-2 strategy specialty (comms planning, brand architecture, content, exp))
Draft all case studies with creative partners
Contribute to Barkley Modern Consumer work
Qualifications:
Must have samples with inspired thinking.
Exhibit high-level writing and presentation skills.
Must demonstrate deep experience in insight and research practices.
Excellent reasoning ability: Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make creative leaps.
4+ years of direct experience in the strategy field preferred